Hamlet

The Key Elements Making Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet William Shakespeare's tragic hero, Hamlet, can arguably be discussed, through his rare mix of witty intelligence, hostile impatience and dual personalities, as Shakespeare’s most interesting character. At times, Hamlet displays sheer brilliance, evident as he devises a plan to catch Claudius for King Hamlet’s murder. Hamlet then loses his senses and kills Polonius, leaving no remorse behind him, eventually acting as seemingly two different characters …

…that William Shakespeare has churned inside Hamlet's soul, as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous marriage. When Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the hidden truth. On his journey, Hamlet displays witty intelligence, hostile impatience and dual personalities, a mixture of traits that enforce the fact that Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most interesting character.